I borrowed this audiobook from the library.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: September 20, 2016
Summary:
It’s the most dangerous case of Will Trent’s career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor—the body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city’s biggest and most high-profile athlete—a local hero protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers. A hero married to Will’s ex-wife. A hero whom Will’s superiors at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have spent the last six months investigating for rape.
But for Will—and also for Sara Linton, the GBI’s newest medical examiner—the case is about to get even worse. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to Will’s troubled past, and the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues.
Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, The Kept Woman marks Karin Slaughter’s triumphant return to her most popular series.
My thoughts:
This is the 8th book in the Will Trent series and as I keep saying, these books just keep getting better and better! This one really kept me on edge, not only for the revelations that we learned, but also for the way the story unfolded. I will never get over the mastermind that is Karin Slaughter…she really is quite a genius when it comes to telling a story!
This latest installment is the best mix of police procedural and character development we’ve seen yet. I might have cringed when I saw that Angie was going to be a big part of this book, yet I will say that learning so much about her in this book gave me a better feel for her character overall. She’s still not my favorite person, but I do understand her a little more.
As usual, there are many layers to this complex story and the twists hit at just the right time. It’s dark and gritty and filled with lots of secrets and even a surprise or two.
Audio thoughts:
So glad that Kathleen Early has continued to narrate this series. It really amazes me how she is able to bring such consistency to each book, the voices she does for each character is exactly the same book-to-book-to-book. It’s uncanny!
Books in this series:
5.5 Snatched
6.5 Busted
- Unseen
- The Kept Woman
8.5 Cleaning the Gold
- The Last Widow
- The Silent Wife
- After That Night – due out Aug 2024
